Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters set up all-Belgian final in Brisbane

Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters steamrolled their semi-final opponents on
Friday to set up a tantalising all-Belgian final at the Brisbane
International.

Head-to-head: Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin will meet each other in the Brisbane International finalPhoto: REUTERS/EPA

By Telegraph staff and agencies

8:15AM GMT 08 Jan 2010

Henin, playing her first tournament in 20 months after coming out of retirement, crushed Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-2 in a little over then hour.

Then Clijsters, who won last year's US Open after making her own fairytale comeback, demolished Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-2 in an ominous sign of her intentions for this month's Australian Open.

The former Fed Cup team mates have already played other 22 times before, with Henin holding a 12-10 advantage, but tomorrow's final will be their first clash since the 2006 Wimbledon semi-finals.

"It is always special to play Kim," Henin said. "It is always going to be a good match, a challenge, a tough match."

Henin surprised even herself as she defeated Ivanovic in a surprisingly lop-sided match on the Pat Rafter centre court.